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Ewan McGregor May Headline an Obi-Wan Kenobi Series
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Earlier today, a report on Cinelinx suggested that Ewan McGregor
will reprise his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi for a live-action Star
Wars series on Disney+. And it looks like there's more to that
report than just talk. Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter have
both confirmed that McGregor is in negotiations for the project.
McGregor took over the role of Obi-Wan for the Star Wars prequel
trilogy two decades ago. His last live-action appearance was in
2005's Revenge of the Sith. However, McGregor also lent his
voice to Rey's Force vision in The Force Awakens. Additionally,
McGregor hasn't been shy about his desire to reprise his role.
Two years ago, director Stephen Daldry was supposedly lined up
to direct a standalone Obi-Wan film. Unfortunately, the dismal
box office performance of Solo: A Star Wars Story put all the
spinoff movies on hold.
No other details about the potential Obi-Wan series are currently
available. A few Star Wars novels and comics have explored
Obi-Wan's life on Tatooine between Episodes III and IV. Obi-Wan
also had a memorable rematch with Darth Maul in Star Wars Rebels.
But any story direction for the new show is simply conjecture at
this point.
Disney+ already has two live-action Star Wars series lined up:
The Mandalorian and the untitled Cassian Andor series. The
upcoming D23 Expo may be an ideal time to announce an Obi-Wan
series, if the project is ready to go.
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